Police Killed His Friend and Blamed Him. He Got 65 Years in Prison ...

A cop took an Alabama teen's life, but LaKeith Smith took the charge. His big mistake: wanting a trial.

Police killed his friend. A judge resentenced him to 30 years for murder

(AP) — LaKeith Smith was 15 when a police officer shot and killed his friend when the teens were caught burglarizing homes in Alabama, but it is ...

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At the age of 15, LaKeith Smith was taken into custody for the murder of his friend A'donte Washington who was killed by the police; an undisputed fact.

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After being convicted of the felony murder of his friend—who was actually shot and killed by an Alabama police officer—LaKeith Smith has ...

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After being convicted of the felony murder of his friend—who was actually shot and killed by an Alabama police officer—LaKeith Smith has ...

Alabama police shot a teen dead, but his friend got 30 years ... - Reddit

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A Teen Got 55 Years After Cops Killed His Friend. He Might ... - VICE

LaKeith Smith stood in a brightly lit Alabama courtroom on a cold but unseasonably sunny day last December. He'd seen this judge before—when ...

Alabama police shot a teen dead, but his friend got 30 years for the ...

No one disputes that police shot and killed A'Donte Washington in 2015, but Lakeith Smith, now 18, was sentenced under the state's ...

The Lakeith Smith Case Demonstrates the System's Brokenness

After rejecting a plea offer for 25 years and going to trial, he received 30 years for felony murder, a 15-year sentence for burglary, and two ...

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The Lakeith Smith Case Highlights All of the Ways Our Criminal ...

The travesty in Lakeith's case is at the intersection of a number of different issues targeted by criminal justice reformers.

Fact check: Lakeith Smith was sentenced to 65 years in prison for ...

Smith was handed three back to back sentences: “30 years for murder, 15 years for burglary and 10 years each for two theft convictions,” as ...

Lakeith Smith Gets 65 Years, But The Shooter Was The Police

The teenager laughed during sentencing, drawing the ire of the judge and some in the media. But was it a fair conviction?

Lakeith Smith Sentenced 65 Years Murder | [site:name] - Essence

The Alabama teen was convicted for the death of friend who was fatally shot by a police officer.

In the US, you don't have to kill to be a murderer - BBC

Police shot dead a burglary suspect, but his 15-year-old accomplice will go to prison for the murder.

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How could it possibly be legal for someone to be convicted of murder for 65 years because a police officer killed someone you committed a crime ...

Killing of Michael Brown - Wikipedia

On August 9, 2014, 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis.

Accomplice sentenced to 65 years prison for killing he didn't commit

Lakeith Smith didn't shoot A'donte Washington. A police officer did in self-defense. But Smith will serve time as if he had killed the ...

Convicted of murder, but a police officer pulled the trigger - PBS

In 2015, an Alabama police officer shot and killed a teenager burglarizing a home. While the officer was cleared, four other teens who were ...

Cops Killed His Friend. A Judge Resentenced Him to 30 Years for ...

After being convicted of the felony murder of his friend—who was actually shot and killed by an Alabama police officer—Smith has been at the ...